Articles Magazine

Shade Selection and Communication: Four Pieces to a Puzzle

Shade communication between the dentist and the laboratory can be a challenge. It is...

Taking the Guesswork Out of Staff Compensation: A Scientific and Human Approach

Do you get knots in your stomach when you discuss salary, rewards, and benefits...

Uncommon Sense

In 1985 I found myself in a dental practice of my own making. However,...

The Role of Maxillary Development in Dental-Facial Aesthetics: Case Reports

The generation that vowed to stay young forever, the baby boomers, reached 78 million...

A Splint-Supported Porcelain Pontic After Adult Orthodontic Treatment

A number of alternatives presently exist for replacement of a missing front tooth. An...

Margin Design in the Most Overlooked Aesthetic Zone

Advancements in material technology now provide us many opportunities to improve a patient’s smile....

Uncovering Poorly Performed Cosmetic Dentistry: An All-Ceramic Case Report

From time to time, clinicians may encounter patients who present to their office after...

Aesthetic and Regenerative Oral Plastic Surgery: Clinical Applications in Tissue Engineering

Tissue engineering is defined as any attempt to facilitate regeneration of tissues in the...

An Analysis of Direct Versus Indirect Provisionalization

The growing popularity of cosmetic dentistry (or aesthetic dentistry), which often involves the preparation...

Bottled Water and Caries

A report by the Australian Dental Association has found that the lack of enamel-strengthening...